Thug who battered his dog and threw it in front of traffic is jailed

Sadistic John Poole punched and kicked Biscuit the Golden Retriever and threw it against a wall in Ayr town centre (Image: Ayrshire Post/Stewart Robinson)

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A thug who battered his dog has been put behind bars for four months.

Twisted John Poole knocked his Golden Retriever Biscuit unconscious during a battering, and he will be banned from keeping animals for at least four years.

Shocked passersby watched in horror as Poole hurled the pooch on to the town’s Main Street on Saturday, January 27. The brutal attack has caused outrage in Ayr and the police have been flooded with messages from animals lovers wanting to adopt Biscuit.

Police were called and Biscuit was rushed to a vet after the terrifying ordeal left him hurt. He has now been re-homed with a family and is recovering well, police have confirmed.

Poole admitted causing the dog unnecessary suffering by punching, kicking, throwing him against a wall and on to a roadway causing injury.